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free world

noun

(often initial capital letters)
  1. the nations of the world that function chiefly under democratic and capitalistic systems rather than under totalitarianism or Communism.


Free World

noun

  1. the Free World
    the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ڰ-ɴǰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of free world1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

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They’re setting a positive example that the so-called free world would do well to follow, instead of building ever-higher walls.

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Young, who holds dual Canadian-American citizenship, has long been an outspoken critic of President Trump, calling him "a disgrace to my country" and suing him for using the song Rockin' In the Free World on the campaign trail.

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"All Texans believe that a tariff is a tax and it's not in America's best interest, nor people in the free world, to pay that extra money."

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It’s hard to know which is more unsettling: that the leader of the free world could spout complete drivel about its most successful and admired economy.

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He was uninterested, or perhaps unable to understand, the reason why America had been the "free world's" security guarantor during the Cold War and almost certainly failed to grasp the complexities of the nuclear age.

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